Movie Review

"Anneliese, have you seen Up yet?"
"no..."
"you'll love it, it has a dog in it!................"

That's how it usually goes. I've had that conversation almost every day since the darn movie came out in theatres, so needless to say, I'm a bit tired of it. The asker, then proceedsd to tell me all about the fact that the dogs talk, there's a joke about a squirrel, and the beginning will make me cry but the rest of the movie is hilarious.

Yes, I have finally seen the Disney-Pixar animated film Up. Did I like it? Eh…y’know, it was ok, but I wouldn’t go see it again. I’m a bit indifferent to its existence, really. I guess part of it was ‘cause everyone hyped it up so much to me that I was considerably disappointed. For some reason everyone who ever mentioned that movie to me seemed to think t hat because I have Prada I will adore the movie simply because there are talking dogs in it. I was told it portrays doggy psychology quite well, but I disagree. The pack mentality was quite of. Doug should have been completely ostracized and/or mauled by his companions instead of just being the gullible outcast and the butt of all the others’ jokes. They’re not nearly as socially inhibited as humans are. Overall the plot was cute, and slightly original, and the portrayal of the boyscout-analogous organization quite humorous, and the way that Russel’s parental situation was painted really drew out some key results to the effects that choices made by adults have on their children. It’s not all about the grown-ups, really! I loved the bird, Kevin. She was quite the supporting character, and the snipe-hunting scene was reminiscent of stories my dad and friends used to tell me about boyscouts, but for dog-lovers…the syntax, vocabulary, attitudes, and relationships of the dogs in the movie aren’t at all acruate. Watch it with the kids or your girlfriends. Girls, don’t make your poor boyfriends sit through it,
though.

“Anneliese, have you seen Up yet?”
“yes”
CONVERSATION ENDS! 